Jaromír Zmrhal (born 2 August 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Apollon Limassol and the Czech Republic national team. He can play as a central midfielder or left winger.
Club career
Slavia Prague
Jaromír Zmrhal broke into the Slavia Prague first team in 2012, making his league debut on 4 August in a 2–2 Gambrinus liga away draw against Baník Ostrava. He scored his first league goal three weeks later in a 5–0 home win against FC Zbrojovka Brno. He then went on to appear in 83 out of 90 league matches over the next three seasons, scoring five goals. In the 2015–16 season, he scored the winning goal in the Slavia - Sparta derby on 27 September 2015 with a powerful long-range effort.[1]
On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against Jablonec.[citation needed]
Brescia and Loan to Mladá Boleslav
On 6 August 2019, Zmrhal signed a four-year contract with Italian club Brescia.[2] The transfer fee was reported to be €3.75m.[2]
On 1 February 2021, Zmrhal moved to Czech club Mladá Boleslav, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[3]
Apollon Limassol
On 4 July 2024, Zmrhal signed a contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol until May 2026.[4]
International career
Zmrhal got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Azerbaijan in October 2016,[5] debuting against the latter on 11 October.[citation needed]
He scored his first goal in his second appearance,[when?] a 2–1 home victory against Norway in the World Cup qualification round.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 187 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 30 | ||
| Brescia | 2019–20 | Serie A | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 47 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| Total | 91 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 314 | 45 | 44 | 6 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 412 | 55 | ||
International
- As of match played 11 November 2016. Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zmrhal goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2016 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 2 |  Norway |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Slovan Bratislava
References
- ^ ""The goal against Sparta was the most precious in my life", says Zmrhal, hero of Slavia". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Official: Brescia buy Zmrhal". Football Italia. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Fedele, Francesco (1 February 2021). "Ufficiale: Brescia, Zmrhal ceduto al Mlada Boleslav" [Official: Brescia, Zmrhal loaned to Mladá Boleslava]. Pianeta Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Καταρχην συμφωνια με τον Γιαρομιρ Ζμερχαλ". Apollon Limassol FC (in Greek). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech team summons 3 more footballers for match vs Azerbaijan". Azerbaijan Report. 4 October 2016.
- ^ Novák, Miloslav (11 November 2016). "Česko 2-1: Češi díky premiérovým gólům Krmenčíka a Zmrhala poprvé vyhráli" [Czech Republic 2–1: The Czechs won for the first time thanks to the first goals of Krmenčík and Zmrhal]. Lidové noviny (in Czech).
External links
- Jaromír Zmrhal at FAČR (in Czech)
- Jaromír Zmrhal – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
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